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Perl Data Language gets auto-parallelisation
The H Open Source | 7 Feb 2012, 4:47 pm
A new ParallelCPU module allows the N-dimensional array supporting extension to Perl to make better use of systems with many cores when manipulating arrays
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New Fedora Project Leader announced
The H Open Source | 7 Feb 2012, 4:27 pm
Jared Smith has stepped down from leading the Fedora Linux distribution and is being replaced by Robyn Bergeron
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Trimble Yuma: a rugged Ubuntu-based tablet
The H Open Source | 7 Feb 2012, 3:46 pm
The Trimble Yuma from SDG Systems is a rugged dust- and water-resistant tablet computer with a 7-inch touchscreen display that runs the Netbook Edition of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
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Ubuntu Global Jam looking for event organisers
The H Open Source | 7 Feb 2012, 3:00 pm
Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon is calling for participants to organise hands-on meetings around the world to improve the Linux distribution
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Adobe releases beta version of sandboxed Flash for Firefox
The H Open Source | 7 Feb 2012, 12:44 pm
Protected Mode is designed to significantly improve the security of Flash in Firefox and a beta version is now available for download
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New Linux kernel fixes power-saving issues
The H Open Source | 7 Feb 2012, 11:41 am
Linux 3.0.20 and 3.2.5 fix a headline-grabbing problem with the PCIe power-saving technology ASPM
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Sandbox applications quickly with KVM or LXC
The H Open Source | 7 Feb 2012, 10:32 am
At FOSDEM, Daniel Berrange presented libvirt-sandbox, which sandboxes programs in a VM or a container without first requiring the user to set up an operating system there
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Canonical pulls funding from Kubuntu, drops commercial support
The H Open Source | 7 Feb 2012, 10:30 am
Canonical is no longer paying Kubuntu developer Jonathan Riddell to work on Kubuntu and is making the KDE version of Ubuntu a fully community-supported distribution
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Apache Commons updates Configuration and Validator
The H Open Source | 6 Feb 2012, 5:20 pm
It's the first update since 2006 for the Commons Validator Java library for validating common forms, codes, numbers, addresses and strings, while Commons Configuration moves to requiring Java 1.5 as a minimum to perform
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Joomla! updates close information disclosure holes
The H Open Source | 6 Feb 2012, 5:13 pm
Versions 1.7.5 and 2.5.1 of the open source content management system close two information disclosure vulnerabilities; the update to Joomla! 2.5.x also fixes 30 bugs found in the prevoius release
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